Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
December 7, 2007
Submitted
March 17, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N797UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26924
Aircraft time
42,802 hours, 6,385 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Skin
Part number
148W1314
Condition
Misrepaired
Location
Fuselage
Part time
42,802 hours, 6,385 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

EXTERNAL FUSELAGE HAS 1 EA LARGE TRI-WING FASTENER INSTALLED THROUGH SKIN AT STATION 2200 NEAR STRINGER 32R. SUSPECTED LIGHTNING STRIKE. FASTENER IS SUBSTITUTED FOR RIVET SRM 51-40-03-001 PARA 4. REMOVED FASTENER DID HFEC INSP, NO CRACK. INSTALLED REPAIR 53-00-01 PARA 6, A/C OK FOR SERVICE.